Furtive vs Discreet - What's the difference?
furtive | discreet |
stealthy
Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.
* 1949 , George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four , p31
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.
Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.
As adjectives the difference between furtive and discreet
is that furtive is stealthy while discreet is respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.furtive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But that was merely a piece of furtive knowledge which he happened to possess because his memory was not satisfactorily under control.
Synonyms
* (stealthy) surreptitious * See alsoDerived terms
* furtively * furtivenessdiscreet
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.
- John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet .